by David Yates | May 5, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, fintech, Investment, SEIS
Yieldify, a London, UK-based marketing experience company, raised $6m in its second funding round. The round was led by Binomial Ventures with participation from John Giuliani, CEO of digital marketing leader Conversant, who has also joined the Yieldify board as...
by David Yates | May 5, 2017 | Blog Post
Struggling technology firm Ve Interactive, once thought to be worth at least £1bn, was bought by its new management team for just £2m, in what is thought to be a pre-packed administration. The AdTech firm also made headlines last month after it surfaced that its...
by David Yates | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment
Barclays has opened its flagship FinTech open innovation site, Rise London, in Shoreditch. Rise is Barclays’ programme which aims to combine a curated community of FinTech startups , corporate clients and other experts from across the world, to work on Barclays’...
by David Yates | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog Post
Congratulations to Sebastian Lewis and the team at Mettrr Technologies which has become the first company to provide financial returns for its crowd investors through a secondary share sale on Crowdcube. Investors, who backed the tech startup in 2012, received a 9x...
by David Yates | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, Investment, PE/VC
The Angel CoFund, a London, UK-based venture capital fund launched with an initial Government-backed funding of £50m has announced its main results culminating with the celebration of its fifth birthday. With its mandate remaining to back the best UK-based high...
by David Yates | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS
Stormburst Studios, a Birmingham, UK-based startup which develops game-inspired software for business use, raised £150k in seed funding from Mercia Fund Management. Co-founded by Derry Holt and James Heath, Stormburst Studios provides OneUp, which allows sales teams...
by David Yates | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog Post
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital has held a final close of its UK SME Credit fund with commitments in excess of £150m and has completed two new investments. Led by Jon Herbert, Beechbrook managing director, Beechbrook Capital UK SME Credit I backs small and...
by David Yates | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, Investment, SEIS
Raising capital from business angels and private investors isn’t as easy as some people think There’s no question about it: Raising funding for a start-up from angel investors or venture capitalists is hard. Some entrepreneurs seem to think that investors should be...
by David Yates | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog Post
Asian investors could turn their back on America and channel billions of pounds worth of investment into Britain’s tech sector following the election of US President Donald Trump, according to a leading advisory firm. Europe’s tech sector could see...
by David Yates | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog Post
InvestCloud Inc., a Los Angeles, California-based provider of a digital platform that gives wealth managers access to Client Portals, Mobility and Advisor Portals, acquired Babel Systems Limited, a London, UK-based provider of a trade and accounting platform, for...
